Katherine Jacobs at Roaring Brook has bought nonfiction authors John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro's YA debut, War in the Ring, about one of the most famous fights in boxing history, between America's Joe Louis and Germany's Max Schmeling on the eve of World War II, and the fighters' complicated relationship thereafter. Publication is scheduled for spring 2019; Jennifer Weltz at Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency did the deal for North American rights, excluding audio.

